Plea for a reduced sentence, so did the catholic church. The rach bishop of atlanta writing a letter on behalf of pope francis. During his visit to the u. S. , the pontiff made with prisoners and called for a worldwide ban on the death penalty. Just say this punishment must never rebuild the dimension of hope and reality. Papal appeal for individual cases are not unheard of but rarely work. Only john paul ii was successful in getting a missouri inmate oth death row in 1999. His sentence commuted to life without parole. This is consistent with the Catholic Churchs position against the death penalty. But this request was particularly salient given the pope had just issued a statement to congress. This time despite the request, the parole board declined clemency. This is set to be the first woman executed in georgia in 70 years. Executions in the u. S. Has dropped dramatically. Down from 98, 16 years ago, to 20 this year. The 21st is scheduled to take place in the prison behind me by leth
That came after a fleury of lastminute appeals failed. The archbishop wrote to the parole board on behalf of pope francis who called for a world wide ban on his Death Penalty during his visit to the united states. An unjust and necessary punishment should never exclude the hope and the goal of rehabilitation. Papal appeals for individual cases not unheard of. John paul ii was successful in getting a missouri inmate off death row. That was in 1999. The sentence commuted to life without parole. Speaking of pope francis, theres word this morning that during his u. S. Trip he met secretly with kim davis. Shes he controversial county clerk in kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to samesex couples. Nbcs Hallie Jackson is following this story for us. Hallie, good morning. Reporter good morning, savannah. In washington last week to receive an award from the Family Research council, a conservative Advocacy Group in recognition of her stand against samesex marriage, a
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Good evening. Abortion, one of the countrys most divisive and politicallycharged fault lines, jolted capitol hill today. With the head of planned parenthood going before congressional critics. Her First Time Since the series of controversial undercover videos were made public. Todays hearing was long and contentious. With the groups president offering a spirited defense. We start tonight with nbcs kelly odonnell. Rallying in houston today. Supporters of planned parenthood took to the streets for what they called nation pinkout day. I feel like women should support women. And the same passion in washington for those that provide Womens Health care services, including abortion. She is alive today because of planned parenthood. Reporter but inside of the capitol, the president of planned parenthood, Cecile Richards faced hours, of sometimes confrontational questions. You cant tell me how much you make from abortions . You cant give me that number . You cant tell me how much you make from
Sharing their life experiences, one through storytelling and one with song, two longtime Kirkwood residents have at least one thing in common —motherhood.